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- Episode33: Bottomless - of Popes, Eunuchs, and Castrati
What's with the strange chair with a whole in the seat in the Vatican? Does it have anything to do with the supposed Popess Joan? Or did the chair have an entirely different purpose?
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18 min - Episode32: Hot Air in the Moulin Rouge - Joseph Pujol, le Pétomane
The talk of Paris was Moulin Rouge's shows of “le Pétomane”, Joseph Pujol, end of the 19th century. He brought crowds to a laughing uproar with his special talent.
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Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik
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12 min - Episode31: Ota Benga - People in the Zoo
The sad and strange tale of Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy who was kept in the Bronx Zoo Monkey House in the early 20th century. This one was a guest episode written by Travis Dow (the usual host).
A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news.
Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link)
Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik
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13 min - Episode30: Toot Toot - Pharao's Mysterious Trumpets
In 1939 Rex Keating of the BBC had the idea to have the trumpet of Tutankhamun -- which was silent for 3 millennia -- to once again be heard. And set off an ancient Egyptian curse (or something like that...)
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Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link)
Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik
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12 min - Episode29: Roman Urine Washers and also Alchemists
Romans didn't just wash their hands in innocence, but also their clothes in urine. How urine fits into the Roman fullon's job description, cloth dyers, and other uses in the Modern Period.
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10 min - Episode28: A History of Book Thieves
Book stealing is going around. Not only today are losses at the Leipzig Book Fair a problem. Already to GDR times -- but not a loss to to the publishers, but to the Stasi.
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8 min - Episode27: XXX -- A Short History of Pornographic Film
Pornographic film is about as old as cameras, and as soon as people started aiming them at each other. And it says a lot of the societies of the respective eras. http://podcastnik.com Created by Der Buddler, translated by Travis Dow
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Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link)
Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik
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16 min - Episode26: What's that Smell? A Short History of Stink
Today: smelly or stinking church-goers, medieval garbage disposal, public waste carriers, and the perfect stink bomb.
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Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link)
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14 min - Episode25: Secret Cabinet on Tour: JRR Tolkien CS Lewis in Oxford
The Secret Cabinet goes ---under risk of life and sanity--- into deepest Albion, to get to know to of the most creative authors, Tolkien & Lewis.
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10 min - Episode24: Charles Darwin - Man is but a Worm
Today's offer: musically challenged worms, illformed noses and pro/con marriage lists. Special Guest: Mr. Charles Darwin The original "Das Geheime Kabinett" is by @DerBuddler , who also englishes, and would love to hear from you on Twitter! The translator and host of the English version is Travis Dow.
A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news.
Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link)
Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik
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About The Secret Cabinet
From the publisher's feed
In the 19th century museums used to lock away everything which they deemed "unsuitable" for the public in secret cabinets. This podcast focuses on the parts of history you would not find in your…
school textbooks - for good reason. (Explicit Content)
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